Advertising device.



G. B. FRANCIS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED 00128, 1911'.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

ANNUAL SALE LAD) F5 5 U-ITS FURNITURE ,ETC

STATE STREET scmmgcmwa uuizwbor;

COLUMBIA PLANOQRAPH CO-.\VASHINGTON, D. c.

Gr. B. FRANCIS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, 1911.

1,047,779; Patented Dec. 17,1912.

8 SHEETS-SHEET awuzutov Zmye-E 73 071015 COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0..WASHINGTON, D. c.

G. E. FRANCIS. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLIOATIQN FILED OUT. 28, 1911.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

.is'aiyeiz Warm l3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. FRANCIS, or sonniinornn :NEw YORK.

Anvrrtrrsmo DEVICE.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

- Pateneedme. 17, 1912.

Application filed October 28, 1911.. s ria1:no.:'657,'240.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGEE. FRANCIS, a

. citizen of the United States, residing at changed at intervals so asto bringdififerent 'matter in position for observation.

The invention contemplates a framework to be suspended from theshoulders of aperson, advertisements mounted upon' the framework .inposition for advantageous display, and operating means actuated by theperson when in motion'to effect a shifting of the advertising matter tobring different notices in view to be read.

The invention further contemplates a motor or operating mechanismembodying an actuating device to beconnected to the I log of the personto be oscillated when the person is in motion, an advertisingmechanismand a train of gearing between the advertising matter and the actuatingmeans including a trip mechanism which is operated at given intervalsto-insure a quick change from one advertisement to the other and also toprovide ample movement to bring the next advertisement in full View forobservation. v

The inventionconsists of the novel features, details of construction andcombination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly setforth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in theappended claim.

" Referring to the drawings, forming a part of the. specification,Figure 1 is a side view of an advertising device embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a sideportion of the de-v vice, showing the parts on a larger scale, the topof the casing inclosing the motor and adjunctive parts being removed.Fig; 4: is a 'view in elevation of the parts illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig.5 is a side view showing in diagram the arrangement of the ad vertisingstrips, the supporting pulleys therefor and the drive connections.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescriptiom and; indi: cated in all the views of the drawings, by thesame reference characters,

The framework of the device comprises similarcasings 1 anda cross piece,2, the

latter connecting the casings 1 at their up per ends. Shoulder straps 3haveytheir endsattached'to the upper ends of "the cas ings 1 and areiadapted to support the device upon theshoulders of a person. The

cross piece 2 is preferably. located at one sideofthedevice and servesto hold the casingsapart a fixed relative distance. A box or casing i isprovided midway of the ends of the crosspiece 2 ;and contains the motorand driving mechanism. A bracket 5 is pendent from the cross piece andsupports a pendulum rod 6 which is adapted to be connected at its lowerend to the leg of the person carrying the device so that in opera-1 tionan: oscillatory movement is imparted to the pendulum rod for winding upthe motor spring. A strap 7 or like connecting device is fitted to thelower end of the pendulum rod for attaching the same to the limb. Theupper end. of the pendulum rod is provided with a spring actuated dog 8which is-pivotedthereto and, engages the teeth of a ratchet wheel 9,which is mounted 7 upon a shaft 10 to which one end ofzthe motor spring11 is attached, the opposite end of said motor spring being secured to adrum or barrel 12. The ratchet wheel 9 is prevented from turningbackward by means of a detent13, which is pivotally connected to a studand is arranged to engage the teeth,

of the ratchet wheel. A tooth 14 rotatable with the ratchet wheel 9 andshaft 10 is" adapted to engage an arm 15 pivoted at one end to a stud 16and having a projeoting part to engage a stop 17 carried by the drum orbarrel l2. The arm 15 is tripped at regular intervals so as to releasethe drum or barrel 12 and admit of the same making a revolution. The arm15 is acted upon by means of a spring which holds the projecting or stopportion thereof in engagement with the stop 17 to hold the drum 12against I rotation during the winding of the motor spring. The tooth ltmay form a part of the ratchet wheel 9 or may be secured to the shaft 10in any manner so as to rotate there- 1 with. The drum or barrel 12 has acircular series of cog teeth 18 which are in mesh with cog teeth ofpinions 19 secured to shafts 20 upon which are secured grooved pulleys21.

The advertising matter is located within each of the casings 1 and maybe of any nature. For the sake of illustration a strip 22 is shown andis arranged to travel about a series of pulleys 23 and 2 1 at oppositeends of the casing. The strip 22 is provided with the advertising matterto be displayed. and is moved a distance at each operation of the motorto bring the next advertisement in position for observation and to carrythe advertisement previously displayed out of sight so that only oneadvertisement appears at a time. One of the rollers 24 has a groovedpulley 25 and a drive belt 26 passes around the pulleys 21 and 25 so asto transmit motion from the driving mechanism to the strip oradvertising device. The casing 1 is closed with the exception of itsfront, which is open to admit of the advertisement being read.

When the appliance is in service it is arranged upon the person with oneof the casings in front and the other in the rear, the head passingbetween the shoulder straps 3, which latter engage and rest upon theshoulders. The cross piece 2 is arranged so as to clear the shoulder andthe pendulum rod 6 is attached to the leg so that when the person iswalking an oscillatory movement is imparted to the pendulum rod whichresults in an intermittent movement of the shaft 10 and a winding of themotor spring 11. At the proper interval usually corresponding to acomplete revolution of the shaft 10 the dog 14 trips the arm 15 andreleases the barrel or drum 12 which makes a complete revolution, thearm 15 engaging the stop 17 so as to hold the drum when it has made acomplete revolution. As the drum 12 rotates the shafts 20 have a rotarymovement imparted thereto and by reason of the drive belts 26 theadvertising strip or other device is moved so as to change the matter ateach operation of the motor.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together wit-h the device whichI now consider to be the embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that suchchanges may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claimappended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

An advertising appliance comprising front and rear casings, advertisingdevices located within the casings, shoulder straps attached to thecasings for supporting the appliance upon the shoulders of a person, across piece arranged at one side of the casings and connecting the upperends thereof and having a pendent bracket, a box mounted upon the crosspiece, a spring motor located within the box, connecting means betweenthe motor and the advertising devices contained in the said casings, apendulum rod pivoted to the before mentioned pendent bracket, a ratchetwheel and pawl between the pendulum rod and motor spring for winding thelatter, an arm for engaging the spring barrel to prevent movementthereof, and a dog rotatable with the ratchet wheel and adapted to tripthe said arm to release the said motor at predetermined intervals.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. FRANCIS.

lVitnesses:

RICHARD PEOK, JAMES C. E. SOHOLES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

